At 17 years, 9 months, Casper Ruud was the youngest winner, claiming his maiden title in Sevilla, Spain. The third Norwegian champ in Challenger history, Ruud became the fourth-youngest player to win on debut.

Teenagers reached a total of 30 finals, winning 13 titles. Tiafoe was a five-time finalist, lifting trophies in Granby, Canada and Stockton, USA.

At 35 years, 9 months and 4 days, Stephane Robert was the oldest winner, claiming his seventh title in New Delhi, India. Robert was just two days older than Michael Berrer, who won in Leon, Mexico at 35 years, 9 months and 2 days.

At 38 years, 8 months, Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo became the oldest player to reach a final in Challenger history, when he finished runner-up in Qingdao, China.

Ramirez Hidalgo made more history as the first player to reach 400 match wins, on 4 August in Chengdu, China.

There were a total of 34 first-time winners this year (11 more than in 2015), with 17-year-old Ruud the youngest and 29-year-old James McGee the oldest.

National firsts:Di Wu became the first Chinese winner (Maui, USA) and Darian King the first titlist from Barbados (Cali, COL). Marcelo Arevalo is the first finalist from El Salvador, finishing runner-up in San Luis Potosi, MEX.